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December 8, 2025Cancer Research

Fusion of Tumor Cells with Lipid-Associated Macrophages Drives Metastatic Progression of Breast Cancer

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Metastatic progression links to the presence of tumor–LAM fusion cells in blood and metastatic sites, enhancing cancer spread.
Single-cell transcriptomic analysis revealed critical tumor subpopulations in breast cancer, focusing on unique fusion cells.
This mechanistic study identified roles for key proteins like SNX10 in promoting tumor and macrophage fusion and enhancing tumor initiation.
Findings indicate potential for targeting the CBX3–SNX10–ANO6 signaling pathway to combat aggressive breast cancer metastasis.

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Single-cell transcriptomic analysis reveals that tumor cell and macrophage fusion drives metastases in breast cancer, suggesting new therapeutic targets.

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Yang et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/693624ad4fa91c937236c796 https://doi.org/10.1158/0008-5472.can-25-0261

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Single-cell transcriptomic analysis reveals that tumor cell and macrophage fusion drives metastases in breast cancer, suggesting new therapeutic targets.

Fusion of Tumor Cells with Lipid-Associated Macrophages Drives Metastatic Progression of Breast Cancer

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Fusion of Tumor Cells with Lipid-Associated Macrophages Drives Metastatic Progression of Breast Cancer

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